The following is based on the topic outline found in the AP US History "Acorn Guide". Although it is not necessarily exactly what you need to know for the exam, it will provide you with an "idea" of what you are reading for (while taking "Fresh Notes," of course).
23. The United States and the Early Cold War
Diplomatic strategies and policies of the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations
24. The 1950s
Emergence of the modern civil rights movement
The affluent society and "the other America"
Consensus and conformity: suburbia and middle-class America
Social critics, nonconformists, and cultural rebels
Impact of changes in science, technolofy, and medicine
The following is based on the topic outline found in the AP US History "Acorn Guide". Although it is not necessarily exactly what you need to know for the exam, it will provide you with an "idea" of what you are reading for (while taking "Fresh Notes," of course).
23. The United States and the Early Cold War
24. The 1950s
Kennedy Chapters for this Segment
The "New York" Quiz Questions for this section
Kennedy Exam Multiple Choice Questions for this section
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